DISTINCTIONS

Dr. Fatina Abreek-Zubiedat, Arts, Graham Foundation Prize

Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich, Medical & Health Sciences, 2026 Rappaport Prize for Excellence in Biomedical Research

Prof. Karen Avraham, Medical & Health Sciences, Ephraim Katzir PrizeProf. Moshe Ben Shalom, Exact Sciences, 2026 Kadar Family Award for Outstanding Research

Prof. Uri Ben-David, Medical & Health Sciences, 2025 Schmidt Science Polymaths Award

Prof. Daniel Cohen, Medical & Health Sciences, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israeli Association of Public Health

Prof. Tal Dvir, Life Sciences, Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors

Prof. Ilit Ferber, Humanities, 2025 Innovative Teaching Award from Goethe University Frankfurt

Prof. Emilia Fridman, Engineering, Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control

Prof. Ehud Gazit, Life Sciences, Ephraim Katzir Prize

Dr. Barak Hirshberg, Exact Sciences, 2025 Israel Chemistry Society Outstanding Young Scientist

Prof. Michal Itzhaki, Medical & Health Sciences, President of the State of Israel Award for Outstanding Nurses

Dr. Muhammad Jbara, Exact Sciences, 2025 Swiss Chemical Society JSP Award

Dr. Ella Karev, Humanities, 2026 Kadar Family Award for Outstanding Research

Prof. Joseph Klafter, Exact Sciences, 2025 Israel Chemistry Society Gold Medal

Prof. Carmit Levy, Medical & Health Sciences, 2026 Kadar Family Award for Outstanding Research

Prof. Billie Melman, Humanities, 2026 Israel Prize

Prof. Dan Peer, Life Sciences, 2026 Rappaport Prize for Excellence in Biomedical Research

Dr. Or Perlman, Engineering, Krill Prize

Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, Medical & Health Sciences, 2025 Niels Clauson-Kaas Prize for Outstanding Medicinal Chemist; 2025 Samyang Award of the Controlled Release Society

Dr. Ronen Segev, Medical & Health Sciences, 2025 Mary Adelaide Nutting Award

Prof. Yosef Shiloh, Medical & Health Sciences, Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy

Prof. Tamy Shohat, Medical & Health Sciences, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israeli Association of Public Health

Prof. Avraham Tabbach, Law, 2026 Kadar Family Award for Outstanding Research

Prof. Oren Tal, Humanities, 2025 Humboldt Research Award

Dr. Inbal Wortzel, Medical & Health Sciences, Zuckerman Faculty Scholar

Prof. Lior Zalmanson, Management, Member of the Young Israel Academy

Ten researchers from Tel Aviv University have been named Senior Members of the United States National Academy of Inventors for 2026, a prestigious recognition of their contributions to innovation with real-world impact.

Prof. Adi Barzel, Life Sciences

Prof. Nadav Cohen, Exact Sciences

Prof. Nahum Kiryati, Engineering

Prof. Daniel Offen, Medical & Health Sciences

Prof. Vered Padler-Karavani, Life Sciences

Dr. Yehezkel Resheff, Engineering

Prof. Noam Shomron, Medical & Health Sciences

Prof. Tamir Tuller, Engineering

Dr. Edward Vitkin, Engineering

Prof. Zohar Yosibash, Engineering